FeatureObituaries
Remembering Gianluigi Colalucci, who oversaw the 14-year restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel
The restorer expertly honoured the "oneness of a work of art" and always balanced its historical and aesthetic qualities
NewsAnniversary
Remembering Dante—Uffizi unveils online exhibition of 'Divine Comedy' drawings by Federico Zuccari
Florence gallery also planning vast exhibition dedicated to the poet in Forlì featuring works by Michelangelo
NewsMuseums & Heritage
Royal Academy of Arts considers selling Michelangelo marble to plug financial hole—and not for the first time
Some academicians argue that instead of cutting almost half of the institution's jobs, it should consider selling the Taddei Tondo—worth several hundred million pounds
PreviewBook Club
New Getty publication brings together life-affirming DIY masterpieces made during lockdown
Participants worldwide re-created famous works by Vermeer, Munch and Klimt—using everyday household items
NewsConservation & Preservation
Conservators to restore Michelangelo’s Florence Pietà in full view of visitors
Restoration will remove centuries of grime and stabilise the sculpture at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo
PreviewExhibitions
Michelangelo drawings head (Mid)West for Cleveland show
The exhibition, which includes a preliminary drawings for the Sistine Chapel ceiling, will also travel to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles
ReviewBooks
Michelangelo for beginners, and a new view of the master’s bronzes
Three new books offer fresh angles on the Renaissance master
FeatureVisitor Figures 2018
Ranked: the top ten most popular shows in their categories from around the world
Including Old Masters, Contemporary, Post-Impressionist and Modern, and more
NewsVisitor Figures 2018
Heavenly figures: how two Met shows topped The Art Newspaper’s attendance survey
The New York museum's Heavenly Bodies exhibition came first even though curator “never set out to create a hit”
FeatureBill Viola
Kira Perov: the ‘guardian angel’ in Bill Viola’s life and work
As the Royal Academy in London prepares to open a show uniting the US video artist with Michelangelo, his wife and collaborator discusses her pivotal role in his process
NewsOld Masters
Brickmaker moves out of construction and into Old Masters investment, buying a $75m Michelangelo painting
New US owner of former Chinese building-materials business turns to lucrative fractional ownership of art
NewsMichelangelo
Rothschild Bronzes definitely by Michelangelo, new book claims
Pair of nude males, acquired by the family in 1877, last sold at auction in 2002
ReviewBooks
Drawing the mercurial mind: book poses Michelangelo’s draughtsmanship as the key to his life and works
Volume produced for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition of the artist is "a lasting contribution to scholarship"
FeatureMichelangelo
The UK's only marble Michelangelo takes pride of place at new Royal Academy
The Taddei Tondo has not always been treated as a masterpiece
BlogDiary of an art historian
Design or colour? Look to Titian
A shoestring trip to La Serenissima—and a thumbs-up for Simon Schama
ReviewExhibitions
Half a million visitors can’t be wrong: the Met’s Michelangelo show is the cultural event of the year
The major loan show is a doubly whammy in the quality of the works presented and its popularity
NewsThree to see
Three to see: New York
From a divine Renaissance man to Indian Modernists
ArchiveExhibitions
Sebastiano and his mentor Michelangelo arrive in London
The National Gallery explores the highs and lows of this prolific partnership
ArchiveExhibitions
Raphael’s lines of influence at the Queen's Gallery
The Royal collection of drawings by Raphael and his circle to cross the Atlantic
ArchiveArt & Technology
Michelangelo's sculptures transported into the digital age with new scanning technology
Stanford University works to create computer models of all of the master's sculptural works